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joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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Much of the ongoing spectacle comes from the ways in which their Mormonism continually butts heads with their fairly progressive world views, from attending a burlesque show to having children out of wedlock and more.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
The restoration of virtue and bodily sanctity were of paramount importance, and many felt that having a child out of wedlock would threaten those aims.
—Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock and committed adultery.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
In House of the Dragon lore, an affair out of wedlock would ordinarily rank as a minor indiscretion, but carries heavy emotional weight, given the relationship between Corlys and Rhaenys (Eve Best) was one based on love rather than politicking or expediency.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 July 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
The restoration of virtue and bodily sanctity were of paramount importance, and many felt that having a child out of wedlock would threaten those aims.
—Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock and committed adultery.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
In House of the Dragon lore, an affair out of wedlock would ordinarily rank as a minor indiscretion, but carries heavy emotional weight, given the relationship between Corlys and Rhaenys (Eve Best) was one based on love rather than politicking or expediency.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 21 July 2024
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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